noun · masculinesecond declension
chrȳsocanthos
chrȳsocanthos m (genitive chrȳsocanthī)
Classical[kʰryː.sɔˈkan.tʰɔs]Ecclesiastical[kri.s̬oˈkan.tos]
Meaning
- Dionysian ivy (having golden berries, and probably not actually an ivy)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chrȳsocanthos | chrȳsocanthī chrȳsocanthoe |
| genitive | chrȳsocanthī | chrȳsocanthōrum |
| dative | chrȳsocanthō | chrȳsocanthīs |
| accusative | chrȳsocanthon chrȳsocanthum | chrȳsocanthōs |
| ablative | chrȳsocanthō | chrȳsocanthīs |
| vocative | chrȳsocanthe | chrȳsocanthī chrȳsocanthoe |
chrȳsŏcanthos, i, f.,
I. a kind of ivy which bears gold-colored berries, App. Herb. 119; called in Plin. 16, 34, 62, § 147, chrȳ-sŏcarpus, = χρυσόκαρπος.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρυσόκανθος (khrusókanthos, “crisocantes”).